Observational research in the evidence based environment: eclipsed by the randomised controlled trial?
- PMID: 11796537
- PMCID: PMC1767005
- DOI: 10.1136/heart.87.2.101
Observational research in the evidence based environment: eclipsed by the randomised controlled trial?
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Quality of life of patients with chronic stable angina before and four years after coronary revascularisation compared with a normal population.Heart. 2002 Feb;87(2):140-5. doi: 10.1136/heart.87.2.140. Heart. 2002. PMID: 11796552 Free PMC article.
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